RegChurch / chapel · 1710–1730Saint Paul's Church (Ballysadare)CollooneyPhoto: Djedi Guy · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons file
Collooney Methodist Church · Photo: Djedi Guy · CC BY-SA 4.09buildings on the National Inventory
History of Collooney · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Collooney: 9 buildings on the National Inventory
History in Collooney goes back at least to 1710, the date of its oldest recorded building. The Sites and Monuments Record adds 7 archaeological sites inside the town.
On the National Inventory
9
Of national importance
0
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
7
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1710
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
3.5%
typical town: 3.4%
In pictures
Look around Collooney: 6 photos
4 of Collooney’s recorded places are photographed. You can start with Collooney Methodist Church and Saint Paul's Church (Ballysadare). Go back furthest in Collooney with Saint Paul's Church (Ballysadare): 1710.
Saint Paul's Church (Ballysadare)Regional rating (NIAH)
Bridge, CollooneyRegional rating (NIAH)
Catholic Church of the AssumptionRegional rating (NIAH)
Lisconny BridgeRegional rating (NIAH)
Teeling MonumentRegional rating (NIAH)+1See all photosPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server, each credited to its photographer with its licence; names open the place’s page. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
The map
Where Collooney’s history is
Every building and site on the record inside the town, by its rating.
Regional and other sites
Hover a dot for its name; tap one to open its page.
The 9, by rating
9 Regional and other sites
The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage is the State’s survey of buildings from 1700 to today, county by county; each record gives a rating, dates, a type and an appraisal. Being on it is not legal protection: that is each council’s Record of Protected Structures.
Points from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage and the Sites and Monuments Record, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (CC BY 4.0).
Regional and other sites
9 historic places in Collooney
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
RegChurch / chapel · 1840–1845Catholic Church of the AssumptionMain Street, CollooneyPhoto: Djedi Guy · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons file
RegChurch / chapel · 1860–1870Collooney Methodist ChurchCollooneyPhoto: Djedi Guy · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons file
RegGate lodge · 1820–1850Markree Castle (gate lodge)Markree Demesne
Convent / nunnery · 1880–1900Convent of MercyMain Street, Collooney
School · 1940–1960Saint Joseph's National SchoolCollooney
House · 1860–1900House, Old Street, Collooney
Presbytery / parochial / curate's house · 1890–1910Presbytery, Main Street, Collooney
What’s recorded
23% of Collooney’s record is walls, gates and bridges, against 8% nationally
The variety is wide in Collooney: 9 kinds of building on the record. 20 of the records are homes (47%). Leading the record by rating: Markree Castle and Saint Paul's Church (Ballysadare).
Homes20
Walls, gates and bridges10
Churches and chapels4
Farm and estate buildings3
Mills, stations and works2
Public buildings1
Memorials and tombs1
Street furniture1
Other buildings1
Types as the National Inventory records them, grouped, for the records inside the town and those just outside it that belong to it; a building keeps the type it was built as.
How old
Most of Collooney’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
1500–1799 three centuries1
19th century 1800–18997
1900 and later to today1
1 of the 9 dated ones were built before 1800. The oldest is Saint Paul's Church (Ballysadare), from 1710.
Archaeology and around
Archaeology in Collooney
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
7 archaeological sites inside the town
Sites on the Record of Monuments and Places, the statutory list drawn from this record, are protected by law: anyone planning work at or near one must give the National Monuments Service two months’ notice.
| Church1 record |
| Graveyard1 record |
| Mill - unclassified1 record |
| Bridge1 record |
| House - 16th/17th century1 record |
| Architectural fragment1 record |
| Walled garden1 record |
Just outside Collooney: 34
| Markree Castle (country house)National rating (NIAH) · 1.2 km outside the town |
| Markree Castle (gate lodge)National rating (NIAH) · 2 km outside the town |
| Markree Castle (farmyard complex)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.1 km outside the town |
| Markree Castle (icehouse)Regional rating (NIAH) · 600 m outside the town |
| Camphill Woollen MillsRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Camphill HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Annaghmore House (country house)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.2 km outside the town |
| Annaghmore House (gate lodge)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.1 km outside the town |
| Lisconny BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.9 km outside the town |
| Annaghmore House (bridge)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.9 km outside the town |
| Glebe HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Beehive Lodge (gates / railings / walls)Regional rating (NIAH) · 800 m outside the town |
| Deerpark LodgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 500 m outside the town |
| Markree Castle (bridge)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.1 km outside the town |
| Markree Castle (bridge)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.2 km outside the town |
| Markree Castle (stables)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.2 km outside the town |
| Markree Castle (bridge)Regional rating (NIAH) · 600 m outside the town |
| Markree Castle (gate lodge)Regional rating (NIAH) · 300 m outside the town |
| Markree Castle (foot bridge)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.4 km outside the town |
| Toberscanavan HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.2 km outside the town |
Homes by age
Collooney grew fastest in the 2000s, when 56% of its homes were built
Like the typical town (3.4%), Collooney has 3.5% of its homes from before 1919. Collooney built little from 1981 to 2000: 13% of its homes, where most towns have 24%. Builders have been busy in Collooney since 2011: 8.3% of its homes, the norm 5.8%.
3.5%
Before 1919
3.5%
1919–45
16%
1946–80
13%
1981–2000
56%
2001–10
8.3%
Since 2011
CollooneyTypical town
Census 2022, households by the year their home was built (CSO, Small Area Population Statistics, CC BY 4.0); the typical town is the middle Irish town of 2,500 or more.
Born here
4 notable people born in Collooney before 1900
From Bryan Higgins (1741) to J. J. Clancy (1890): their lives on one timeline, earliest first.
Bryan Higgins
William Higgins
John Benson
J. J. Clancy
170017501800185019001950
WH
William Higgins1763–1825 · Irish chemist
BH
Bryan Higgins1741–1818 · British philosopher
JC
J. J. Clancy1890–1932 · Irish politician
JB
John Benson1812–1874 · Irish architect
Everyone born in Collooney → Birthplaces from Wikidata, each checked against the person’s English Wikipedia article; portraits from Wikimedia Commons.
Neighbours
Collooney and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collooney | 1,797 | 9 | 0 | 7 |
| Ballysadare | 1,747 | 11 | 0 | 12 |
| Coolaney | 1,155 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Sligo | 20,608 | 304 | 15 | 74 |
| Ballymote | 1,711 | 38 | 0 | 7 |
| Strandhill | 1,982 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
In brief
Collooney in brief
More of Collooney’s homes are old than in most places: 3.5% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. All told, the list holds 9 places on the record. Most of its dated monuments come from the 19th century: 7 of 9. The oldest, Saint Paul's Church (Ballysadare), dates from 1710.
Of the 4 people born here before 1900, the best known include William Higgins (1763), Bryan Higgins (1741) and J. J. Clancy (1890). It also has 7 archaeological sites on the record.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The National Inventory. The State’s survey of post-1700 buildings, made county by county since 1990 (NIAH); a few records are older. It records; it does not protect.
- Ratings. International and National: of significance across Ireland or beyond. Regional: in its region. Local and record-only buildings get no page here.
- Archaeology. The Sites and Monuments Record (National Monuments Service) lists known archaeological sites; the national monuments to visit and the sites with an encyclopedia article get pages here.
- Protection. Both registers are surveys, not protection: a building is protected by its council’s Record of Protected Structures, and no national open list joins the 31 councils’ records.
- The grade. Ireland’s History grade is not built yet: the page describes, and gives no grade.
Questions about Collooney’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Collooney?
9 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Collooney?
Saint Paul's Church (Ballysadare): the first date on its record is 1710.
Are there archaeological sites in Collooney?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 7 archaeological sites inside Collooney.
How old are the homes in Collooney?
3.5% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town.
Are the buildings on this page protected?
Being on the National Inventory or the Sites and Monuments Record is a record, not protection by itself: buildings are protected by their council’s Record of Protected Structures, which each council keeps and no national open list gathers, so this page can’t say which are on it.
This page describes its history; it gives no grade.
Source: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage and Sites and Monuments Record, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata (CC0).
Sources: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage (buildingsofireland.ie) · Sites and Monuments Record and the National Monuments Service’s monuments to visit · CSO Census 2022 (homes by the year built) · Photos: Wikimedia Commons, including the National Library of Ireland’s collections, each credited with its licence and copied to our own server · Wikidata and English Wikipedia for people born here · Wikidata (CC0) for other names and articles. Under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).
Contains Central Statistics Office (CSO) data, Census 2022, and Tailte Éireann boundaries (CSO Urban Areas, Small Areas, local electoral areas, constituencies), under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).